Matthew 24:26

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore if they say to you, Look, he is in the desert, do not go out; or, Look, he is in the inner rooms, do not believe it.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    So if anyone tells you, 'He is in the wilderness,' do not go out; or 'He is in the inner rooms,' do not believe it.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    If{G1437} therefore{G3767} they shall say{G2036} unto you,{G5213} Behold,{G2400} he is{G2076} in{G1722} the wilderness;{G2048} go{G1831} not{G3361} forth:{G1831} Behold,{G2400} he is in{G1722} the inner chambers;{G5009} believe{G4100} [it] not.{G3361}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    Wherefore{G3767} if{G1437} they shall say{G2036}{(G5632)} unto you{G5213}, Behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, he is{G2076}{(G5748)} in{G1722} the desert{G2048}; go{G1831} not{G3361} forth{G1831}{(G5632)}: behold{G2400}{(G5628)}, he is in{G1722} the secret chambers{G5009}; believe{G4100}{(G5661)} it not{G3361}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    Wherfore if they shall saye vnto you: beholde he is in ye desert go not forth: beholde he is in ye secret places beleve not.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Wherfore yf they shal saye vnto you: Beholde, he is in the wildernes, go not ye forth:Beholde, he is in the chamber, beleue it not.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    Wherefore if they shall say vnto you, Beholde, he is in the desert, goe not forth: Beholde, he is in the secret places, beleeue it not.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    Wherfore, yf they say vnto you, beholde, he is in the desert: go not foorth. Beholde, he is in the secrete places: beleue it not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ‹Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold,› [he is] ‹in the secret chambers; believe› [it] ‹not.›

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    If therefore they tell you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' don't go out; 'Behold, he is in the inner chambers,' don't believe it.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    `If therefore they may say to you, Lo, in the wilderness he is, ye may not go forth; lo, in the inner chambers, ye may not believe;

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe `it' not.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    If therefore they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the wilderness; go not forth: Behold, he is in the inner chambers; believe [it] not.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    If, then, they say to you, See, he is in the waste land; go not out: See, he is in the inner rooms; put no faith in it.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    If therefore they tell you, 'Behold, he is in the wilderness,' don't go out; 'Behold, he is in the inner rooms,' don't believe it.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    So then, if someone says to you,‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe him.

Referenced Verses

  • Acts 21:38 : 38 Are you not that Egyptian, who before these days made an uproar and led out into the wilderness four thousand men who were assassins?
  • Isa 40:3 : 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
  • Matt 3:1 : 1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
  • Luke 3:2-3 : 2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came to John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. 3 And he came into all the country around the Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins;

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